The No. 20 Tulane Green Wave (9-2, 6-1 American) travel to Cincinnati to take on the No. 21 Cincinnati Bearcats (9-2, 6-1) Friday at noon ET (ABC). Below, we look at Tulane vs. Cincinnati odds from Tipico Sportsbook; check back for all our college football picks and predictions.
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While not a traditional long-term rivalry like many games this week, the Tulane vs Cincinnati game could be the most important game of the weekend. With Tulane ranked No. 21 and Cincinnati 25th by the College Football Playoff committee, this game is likely to go a long way in deciding which Group of 5 team gets a New Years 6 game invite.
With UCF losing 17-14 to Navy on Saturday, the Green Wave and the Bearcats will be the top 2 teams in the playoff ranks when announced on Tuesday. The winner of this game will play UCF in the American Athletic Conference title game if UCF takes care of business against South Florida on Saturday. If UCF loses, these 2 teams will face each other again.
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Tulane at UCLA odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 12:34 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Tulane +115 (bet $100 to win $115) | Cincinnati -130 (bet $130 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Tulane +2.5 (-108) | Cincinnati -2.5 (-112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 47 (O: -108 | U: -112)
2022 betting stats
- ML: Tulane 9-2 | Cincinnati 9-2
- ATS: Tulane 9-2 | Cincinnati 3-7-1
- O/U: Tulane 5-6 | Cincinnati 4-6-1
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Tulane vs. Cincinnati head-to-head
Tulane and Cincinnati have only played once since 2018, a 31-12 victory by Cincinnati last season on its way to an undefeated regular season and trip to the playoffs. Despite winning the game by 19 points, the Bearcats did not cover the 27.5 spread and the 43 points in the game went well under the total of 62.
This game will be far closer between the 2 top teams in the AAC in 2022. Tulane is far better than it was in 2021 and Cincinnati is not as strong after losing 9 players to the NFL draft.
In what could be the first of 2 straight matchups between these teams, both will give it their all as they both must win this game and the next to gain a spot in the New Years 6 as the Group of 5 representative.
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